Shortly after 1 p.m. on Wednesday, first responders were called out to the
start of the Loop Road in Sink Canyon for a motorcycle crash.
Fremont County Undersheriff Ryan Lee reports that a 68-year-old Riverton
man crashed on his motorcycle on the second switchback from the bottom of
the Loop Road. The man's identity has not been released.
"Witnesses reported the man was passing a vehicle in a passing zone when
the motorcycle drifted off the roadway," Lee said. "The driver kept the
bike upright for about 250 feet before impacting a large rock causing him
to crash into a culvert. He sustained life-threatening injuries and was
transported to SageWest Lander via ground ambulance. His conditions is not
known as of this morning. Alcohol is not suspected to be a factor."
*photo h/t Jim Moore / Pitchengine Communities*
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Shortly after 1 p.m. on Wednesday, first responders were called out to the
start of the Loop Road in Sink Canyon for a motorcycle crash.
Fremont County Undersheriff Ryan Lee reports that a 68-year-old Riverton
man crashed on his motorcycle on the second switchback from the bottom of
the Loop Road. The man's identity has not been released.
"Witnesses reported the man was passing a vehicle in a passing zone when
the motorcycle drifted off the roadway," Lee said. "The driver kept the
bike upright for about 250 feet before impacting a large rock causing him
to crash into a culvert. He sustained life-threatening injuries and was
transported to SageWest Lander via ground ambulance. His conditions is not
known as of this morning. Alcohol is not suspected to be a factor."
*photo h/t Jim Moore / Pitchengine Communities*
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